# Family Law Act 1996, Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W

The court shall not make a Part II order unless the dwelling-house is or was—
(a) in the case of spouses, a matrimonial home; . . .
(aa) in the case of civil partners, a civil partnership home; or
(b) in the case of cohabitants, a home in which they cohabited.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/27/schedule/7/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996/schedule-7/paragraph-4
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